On Clarity, Philosophical Preaching (and a hint of culture war issues)
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When the story of Wiley's sacking of Goodin and subsequent resignations of board members first dribbled out, I suspect I was not the only one who went to the JPP home-page to figure out who is on the board (it’s not a kind of thing one keeps track of even when one works in the sub-field). I then noticed that the most recent issue of JPP contains a paper (by Mary Leng) with a sub-title, "On sex, gender, and the UK's Gender Recognition Act." So initially, I wondered whether this unfolding story was merely a continuation of the culture-war one that had consumed the philo-blogsphere a week before. (On the web-page of JPP Goodin is still listed alongside the editorial board and associate editors many of whom have resigned.) When it became clear that it was not (it involved publisher’s profit, editorial independence, journal slots, and prestige production, etc.), I felt surprisingly guilty relief to be spared another round of
On Clarity, Philosophical Preaching (and a hint of culture war issues)
On Clarity, Philosophical Preaching (and a…
On Clarity, Philosophical Preaching (and a hint of culture war issues)
When the story of Wiley's sacking of Goodin and subsequent resignations of board members first dribbled out, I suspect I was not the only one who went to the JPP home-page to figure out who is on the board (it’s not a kind of thing one keeps track of even when one works in the sub-field). I then noticed that the most recent issue of JPP contains a paper (by Mary Leng) with a sub-title, "On sex, gender, and the UK's Gender Recognition Act." So initially, I wondered whether this unfolding story was merely a continuation of the culture-war one that had consumed the philo-blogsphere a week before. (On the web-page of JPP Goodin is still listed alongside the editorial board and associate editors many of whom have resigned.) When it became clear that it was not (it involved publisher’s profit, editorial independence, journal slots, and prestige production, etc.), I felt surprisingly guilty relief to be spared another round of